I have just joined the RSPB - well the guy selling the subscription was rather nice, and not at all pushy!


And, there are many benefits to being a member of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds:

• free entry to 140 of the best places for birds and other wildlife in the UK - and free parking
• a free guide book to the nature reserves
• free full-colour RSPB quarterly magazine Nature's Home, to keep up to date with what is happening in the natural world
• year-round events programme for all ages at many of the reserves
• save money with special discounts on a range of products: from bird feeders to bird food, to clothing to holidays and insurance to breakdown cover, for which the RSPB receives a donation.
• exclusive invitation to the Members' Weekend and the RSPB's AGM (they're always fun, ha ha), to meet like-minded people, and to find out more about RSPB projects and future plans.
• to show that I'm part of the country's leading nature conservation charity with free window sticker
• a chance to volunteer, from conservationists, bird identifiers and ditch diggers to graphic designers and admin assistants
• switch elec/gas to Ecotricity, for which the RSPB receives a donation
• gift aid, for every £1 I give as membership or donation the RSPB receives a further 25p from HM Revenue & Customs (it's not often we get any money back from these people!).

see rspb.org.uk/join for more information or rspb.org.uk/supporting re discounts, special offers and the RSPB.